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Strengths and weaknesses of massive open online courses (MOOC) in comparison to other teaching models by using socio-educational contexts [Fortalezas y debilidades de los cursos masivos abiertos en línea (MOOC) frente a otros modelos de enseñanza en contextos socio-educativos]

Publicated to:Formacion Universitaria. 13 (6): 77-84 - 2020-01-01 13(6), DOI: 10.4067/S0718-50062020000600077

Authors: López-Meneses E; Gómez-Galán J; Bernal-Bravo C; Vázquez-Cano E

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Facultad de CC. Jurídicas y Sociales, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain - Author
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Ctra. de Utrera, 1, Sevilla, Spain - Author
Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda. de Elvas, s/n, Badajoz, Spain, Escuela de Educación, Universidad Ana G. Méndez (UAGM), Cupey, Estados Unidos, Puerto Rico - Author
Facultad de Educación, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

The objective of this study is to characterize student opinion about the advantages and weaknesses of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) when compared to other teaching models by using a socio-educational context. A qualitative descriptive method was applied to a sample of Spanish social education university students. The data collected consisted of a content analysis of edublogs generated by each student surveyed. The results show the proportion of university students that belong to a positive feature of this new teaching mode: free (16.67%), brings benefits to most in need (13.61%), scheduling flexibility (10.88%), online education (9.52%), and the great diversity of courses offered by MOOC platforms (8.84%). It is concluded that the main advantage of MOOC courses is that they are free and that their main disadvantages are the scarcity of tutoring systems and the lack of evaluation in other teaching models. © 2020, Formacion Universitaria. All Rights Reserved.

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Educational technologyMassive coursesMoocOnline learning

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Formacion Universitaria, Q3 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Education, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-18:

  • Scopus: 9

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-18:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 82 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.